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Then I Met Brian - Life seemed simply wonderful...

(Barbara has kindly let me publish the details of her request. As requested I have omitted her last name. With Barbara's kind permission I have also included the (word for word) responses received after the initial draft, to demonstrate the creative process).

What is your name : Barbara

Who do you want the poem written for: My Husband    Brian
 

Briefly, why do you want the poem written
20th wedding anniversary

Which type of package would you prefer
Uniquely Written

 
What are the key messages you would like to send
Everything is included in the following story.

Do you have any funny, sad, happy, embarrassing or otherwise memorable moments that you would like to share
Life seemed wonderful, then I met Brian.  I never knew the true meaning of wonderful until he came into my life.  Our first date was a blind date.  I was so nervous I watched him walk to my front door through the peep hole.  He seemed nervous too which made everything alright.  The vision is just as clear today as the night of our date.  He wore beige pants and a yellow golf shirt.  I wore a royal blue sild dress.  Our first date was at the Woolgrowers Restaurant.  That was when he touched me for the first time.  I'll never forget it.  That feeling felt so right.  We sat across from each other and began to learn about each other.  He noticed that I had green eyes and said, "anyone that has ever meant anything special to me has had green eyes."  His mother had green eyes and little did he know his daughter would one day too.  We dated and fell in love.  The feeling came more easily for me, later for him.  I remember the first time he actually said, "I love you."  It wasn't in person and it didn't really sound definitive.  He left me a message on my answering machine and ended it with, "um...um...I think I love you. Those were the most wonderful words to hear, I think my heart stopped for a moment.  I still have and treasure the tape!  Many months passed and he finally got the courage to ask me to marry him, with a little persuasion. Well, in a way.  He said, "I think we should get married."  I agreed.  The next day I wasn't really sure if it was a proposal...it was.  We had a small wedding in a small chapel with family and the next evening we had a celebration of our union with hundreds of friends. From that evening on life has been in the fast lane, each day passing more and more wonderful.  Remember I said life "seemed wonderful", then I met Brian!
We left for our honeymoon in Hawaii with parting words from his mother, Lela to come home with a grandchild.  Little did she know we wanted to start our family right away.  I remember how excited we were to start and how much fun it was trying.  In a matter of days somehow he knew that he was a Dad.  Soon, as nine months passed our beautiful daughter, Melissa was born. My heart melted when I saw him holding her.  His smile said everything and his kiss sealed the very memorable moment.
Time flew with so much life to live.  We grew happier and loved each other more and more as days passed.  We had each other and we had our little girl.  It seemed we had everything but most of all we were happy in love.
We began to wonder if Melissa needed a brother of sister and after much contemplation we decided that it was the right thing for everyone.  With God on our side we had a perfect beautiful boy.  Kenneth William looked like his Dad and when I looked at the two of them I felt the greatest love.  We named him after his two Grandfathers.
Today, twenty years later, I look back on our life together and know that life is wonderful. I am so proud of who we are and what we've done together.  We have always believed in ourselves and knew, "when life seemed hard our character of virtue grew."  He once said, "It seemed that just about everything in life becomes ordinary and taken for granted but not our love and devotion for each other."  He is a very special husband, father, partner and best friend.  He compliments my life.  I can't imagine our life being better.  Today, my heart is overflowing with life and love that is constantly replenished by him.  He is my heart, my soul my inspiration.
Little did I know that when I thought life "seemed" wonderful, I was just beginning to live!
 

Do you have any other comments or thoughts
Not at this time

What style of poem would you prefer (happy, sad, romantic etc.)
romantic, memorable, looking back in time

Please choose which package you would prefer:

Deluxe

Do you have any last comments or thoughts
Go for it!  Let me know if you need anything else.  I'm looking forward to the end result!

 

Then I Met Brian

Life seemed simply wonderful,

and then I met you, my soul-mate,

and ever since that day I’ve been grateful,

I’ve been thanking those winds of fate.

Because I didn’t know the meaning of wonderful,

I only found the true meaning when you came into my life

and I just wanted to say that I’m proud of you,

I’m very proud to be called your wife.

Our first date was a blind date,

but I’ve been seeing stars ever since that time,

just one of many reasons that I love you,

just one of the many reasons for this rhyme.

I was so nervous I watched you through the peep hole,

but you seemed nervous too, so that made it alright,

and I still have such a clear recollection,

I can remember everything about that night.

You wore beige pants and a yellow golf shirt,

I wore a royal blue silk dress,

our first date was at the Woolgrowers restaurant,

my first course was lifelong happiness.

That was when you touched me for the first time,

I’ll never forget how good and right that felt,

we sat and started to learn about each other,

I think I learned how L-O-V-E was actually spelt.

You noticed that I had green eyes

and you told me that your mother had them too,

so that was the first night of many, many more,

and of course, it wasn’t long before I was in love with you.

The feeling came very easily for me,

but it took a while for your feelings to take shape,

but you left a “um…….um” message for me,

I still have and how I treasure that tape!

I think my heart stopped for a moment,

to me, they were the most important words you'd ever said,

that was until, some months later,

you uttered those words: “I think we should wed”.

The next day I wasn’t sure it was a proposal,

but thankfully, that’s not where this story ends,

because we had a small wedding in a chapel with family,

and the next evening we celebrated with our special friends.

From that evening on life has been in the fast lane,

and every day is even better than the days before,

just know that I love you today, I’ll love you tomorrow,

and of course, I’ll simply love you for evermore.

Your Mom gave us our parting instructions,

and boy, it was a lot of fun we had,

but I guess some things are simply destined,

because in a matter of days, somehow we knew you were a Dad.

And Melissa has been our everything and more,

my heart melted when I saw you holding her in your arms,

your smile said it all, your kiss sealed the moment,

you were a Dad helpless under his daughters charms.

We held each other and we held our little girl,

we had everything but most of all we had our love,

and then Kenneth William made us complete,

and we knew we’d been truly blessed by the heavens above.

Today, twenty years on, life is wonderful,

I think James Stewart had it right in ’43,

because then he said “It’s a wonderful life”,

and they seem very true words to me.

I’m so proud of who we are,

and what we’ve achieved together,

we have always believed in ourselves

and we have a love that will last forever and ever.

When life seemed hard, our characters grew,

with determination, it's amazing what you can discover,

and just about everything in life becomes ordinary,

but not our love and devotion to one another.

“Then I met Brian”,

I think was a story that had to be told,

just know that I’m looking forward to our future,

and our future stories, as they unfold.

Because you are a special husband,

father, partner and my very best friend,

you compliment my life completely,

and you will always do so, until our journeys end.

We are just like the Boehm swans,

mating for life and in our unity we stand,

and we'll "swan" through the rest of our lives,

united, together, in love, wing in wing, hand in hand.

And I’d just like to say thank you,

thank you for playing such an important role,

because you’ve made life “truly” wonderful,

you are my light, my heart, my very soul.

There were a couple of minor (one line changes after that). After the fourth draft:

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